The 27-year-old, who has also had spells at Millwall, Cardiff City and Fulham, will battle Max Lowe for the left-back spot.

He has now spoken about how quickly the deal came about.

“Between 9am and 9.30am, I found out the move was starting to progress so at that point I headed to Huddersfield’s training ground, got my boots and things and drove straight here,” Malone told RamsTV.

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“He’s been one of the best English players that we have ever had. He obviously had a great career, played under some big managers and, from my perspective, you start to wonder whether he will take that into his own management career.

“He’s someone that was won a lot throughout his career – he’s a real winner – and hopefully he can bring that here.”